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  1. Feeling Torn on Nursing

    jobellestarr replied to Cozyclove's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse here for 36 years. Personally, I would not advise anyone to go into nursing. It will damage you physically, emotionally and spiritually. If you have doubts, you may want to check out...

  2. LTC travel

    jobellestarr replied to jobellestarr's topic in Travel

    Thank

  3. LTC travel

    jobellestarr posted a topic in Travel

    Hi All, I’m a MDS coordinator and would like to travel. Anyone know of any agencies that specialize in LTC travel nursing? Thank

  4. LTC travel

    jobellestarr replied to jobellestarr's topic in Travel

    Thanks

  5. Nursing Smells You Love?

    jobellestarr replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Dreft soap. It smells like

  6. Is my (50K) BSN worthless?

    jobellestarr replied to boxofrain's topic in General Nursing

    Well, this is what I call reconciling your dreams. Sometimes when you have to fight so hard for something, maybe it wasn’t what you were supposed to be doing. I’m not saying don’t be a nurse but...

  7. You know what grinds my gears?

    jobellestarr replied to Snatchedwig's topic in General Nursing

    Duh... I think we all realize that but it still is annoying AND concerning about our educational

  8. You know what grinds my gears?

    jobellestarr replied to Snatchedwig's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I just worked with a nurse that thought she was so cute for talking baby talk in an Elmer Fudd voice. I felt like socking her in the

  9. Job Opportunity or Relationship

    jobellestarr replied to ctruon1's topic in General Nursing

    Also, you get a pension, which you don’t contribute to and if you put in your years of service, you get to keep your benefits for life. I retired from IHS and to me, it was definitely worth

  10. Seeking advice for possible position change

    jobellestarr replied to TokenMurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Your job sounds completely awful. Have you thought of transferring to something where the patient population is a little more controlled like outpatient surgery, inpatient dialysis, etc?...

  11. Am I Fit for Nursing?! HELP

    jobellestarr replied to reignbass's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Also wanted to add that maybe the MA is a good route too if you want to do

  12. Am I Fit for Nursing?! HELP

    jobellestarr replied to reignbass's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are other areas of healthcare that might not be so stressful and with such difficult schooling. I say this as I also had a brand new baby, full time school and worked 3 days a week when I was in...

  13. Need help on what to do!!!

    jobellestarr replied to sweetredRN's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve never thought that my job was the be all end all of my life and the less stress the better. What do you do outside of work that fulfills you? Maybe concentrate more on that aspect of your life...

  14. Injured at work with workman's comp paying medical bills and want to quit

    jobellestarr replied to benharold1's topic in General Nursing

    I was injured at work. Shattered my knee cap (slip and fall) when someone watered a plant on a shiny marble floor and the water leaked out of the pot. I have since left that position and have sought...

  15. OR RN relocating advice needed!

    jobellestarr replied to Ashdon's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I’ve worked at both Kaiser and UCSF. I think you may have better luck in finding a position if you work as a traveler first. And then you can take your time and see if you like the facility or...

  16. What city do you work in and how much do you get paid hourly?

    jobellestarr replied to Mortaaaay's topic in General Nursing

    IHS in Phoenix pays 100,000 a year, maybe a bit more. You have to do an extra 8 hr shift q 2 weeks to make 80 hours per pp. similar to

  17. What city do you work in and how much do you get paid hourly?

    jobellestarr replied to Mortaaaay's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that’s pretty impressive!!! Good for

  18. What's it like to be an RN in California?

    jobellestarr replied to DebbieCakes's topic in General Nursing

    My background is transplant and I worked at UCSF and Kaiser. What area of Cali are you going to go to? I found San Jose to be more family friendly and sunnier than San Francisco. I also lived in San...

  19. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

    jobellestarr replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Many of us have done this. I shared a rv with a friend. I’m from Az and she’s from GA. It’s a good deal if you can find cheap

  20. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

    jobellestarr replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Besides the salary and the bad talking from other posters here, the main reason to work in Cali are the patient ratios. I worked at UCSF on organ transplant for a few years. 4 patients max and...

  21. Struggling with anxiety at new job

    jobellestarr replied to nursehaley91's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry all of this happened to you. But please, don’t let this incident define you or take away your self confidence. When things like this happen to me I kind of feel like a wounded animal...

  22. Exhausted; I want a way out.

    jobellestarr replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Really? Aren’t we nurses here? It’s a huge and ugly part of infertility and this person should be comfy enough with other nurses to tell us her

  23. Exhausted; I want a way out.

    jobellestarr replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry and saddened by what you’re going through. Infertility sucks and it’s incredibly painful. I went through it for 7 years and had 3 laparotomies and then had a high risk pregnancy. We...

  24. MDS Nursing

    jobellestarr replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    I say go for it. With MDS nursing, it’s not so much critical thinking but gleaning the facts from the charting. You’ll probably do great! Take classes if you can find

  25. Yukon outpost nursing

    jobellestarr replied to Crystal5683's topic in Canada

    Geez, I have no idea but it sounds